Inquiry into access to TAFE for learners with disability

Hearings and Transcripts

Public Hearing Schedule

Information on the Committee's public hearing schedule for this Inquiry will be posted here as it becomes available. Corrected transcripts of these hearings will also be published here when finalised by the Committee.

Upcoming hearings

Tuesday 11 May 2021

Via Zoom

Time	Witness	Transcripts
9:30 am	Dear Dyslexic Submission 32 Ms Shae Wissell Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director and Founder Dr Judith Hudson Non-exceutive Director Ms Christine MacJouvelet Chair
9:50 am	Orygen Ms Gina Chinnery Associate Director, Employment and Education Partnerships
10:20 am	Australian Network on Disability Ms Amy Whalley Acting Chief Executive Officer
10:50 am	Mr Gabriel Gervasoni Submission 20
11:30 am	Mission Australia Submission 28 Ms Michele Leonard Victorian State Leader Mr Troy Crellin Manager Social Enterprise Programs
12:00 pm	Amaze Submission 35 Ms Nicole Rees Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Executive Manager, Policy and Advocacy Ms Katie Koullas Chief Executive Officer, Yellow Lady Bugs and former TAFE teacher Ms Jan Davis Architect and Leader work-based training intiatives for students Ms Rebecca Hope Holmesglen graduate Aspergers Victoria Submission 33 Ms Tamsin Jowett President Ms Carla Tatulaschwili General Manager Mr Thomas Quinne Volunteer
12:45 pm	Australian Catholic University Autism Inclusion Project Professor Sandra Jones Pro Vice-Chancellor, Engagement
1:30 pm	Children and Young People with Disability Australia Submission 21 Ms Maeve Kennedy Policy and Program Manager Ms Miranda Cross Policy Officer
2:15 pm	Ballarat Specialist School Ms Karen Biggelaar Principal
2:45pm	Deaf Victoria Submission 19 Ms Catherine Dunn Individual Advocacy Officer Ms Olivia Beasley Board member and Educational Sub-Committee member

Completed hearings

Friday 12 March 2021

Time	Witness	Transcripts
10:00 am	Vision Australia Submission 26 Mr Bruce Maguire Lead Policy Adviser Mr Chris Edwards Manager, Government Relations and Advocacy	Transcript134.39 KB Transcript (Word)58.06 KB
10:35 am	Victorian TAFE Association Submission 31 Mr Jeremy Irvine Executive Director Ms Pam Jonas Senior Adviser Mr Dan Mabilia Director, Policy and Advocacy	Transcript146.57 KB Transcript (Word)66.74 KB
11:20 am	TAFEs Bendigo Kangan Institute Submission 36 Mr Hemant Kokularupan Manager, Student Success The Gordon Submission 37 Mr Joe Ormeno Chief Executive Officer Ms Tracey Jeffery Manager, Careers and Training Services Mr Robbie Johnstone Senior Strategic Business Analyst Melbourne Polytechnic Submission 38 Ms Frances Coppolillo Chief Executive Ms Cathy Frazer Executive Director, Student Engagement, International and Community Partnerships	Transcript156.39 KB Transcript (Word)65.60 KB
12:15 pm	Dual sector providers Victoria University Polytechnic Submission 14 Ms Dianne Semmens Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Vocational Education and Pathways) Swinburne University of Technology Submission 25 Associate Professor Nadine Zacharias Director, Student Engagement Ms Jill Slater Manager, Community Service Funded Initiatives Federation University Submission 34 Ms Heather Marsh Manager, Equity and Diversity Mr Drew Burns Coordinator, Disability Services	Transcript257.80 KB Transcript (Word)74.04 KB
1:00 pm	Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated Mr Lionel Bamblett General Manager Mr Woody Eke Senior Policy Officer, TAFE and Higher Education Unit	Transcript168.07 KB Transcript (Word)57.73 KB Presentation1.03 MB

Wednesday 10 March 2021

Time	Witness	Transcripts
9:30 am	Victorian Trades Hall Council Submission 16 Attachment 1 Dr Carina Garland Assistant Secretary	Transcript131.6 KB Transcript (Word)49.42 KB
10:00 am	Australian Education Union, Victorian Branch Submission 24 Ms Meredith Peace President Mr Justin Mullaly Deputy President Mr Justin Bowd Research Officer	Transcript143.27 KB Transcript (Word)55.37 KB
10:35 am	Victorian Council of Social Service Submission 29 Ms Emma King Chief Executive Officer Ms Deborah Fewster Manager, Advocacy and Engagement Ms Emily Barter Manager, Workforce and Industry Development	Transcript166.30 KB Transcript (Word)63.51 KB
11:20 am	National Disability Services Submission 9 Ms Michelle Wakeford National Ticket to Work Manager Dr William Crisp Ticket to Work Policy and Project Officer	Transcript135.05 KB Transcript (Word)53.38 KB Video presentation50.34 MB
12:15 pm	Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria Submission 15 Mr Chris Christoforou Executive Officer Mr Eddie Micallef Chairperson	Transcript134.58 KB Transcript (Word)52.13 KB
12:45 pm	Department of Education and Training Submission 13 Ms Lee Watts Acting Deputy Secretary, Higher Education and Skills Mr Phil D’Adamo Executive Director, TAFE and Tertiary Institutions	Transcript176.69 KB Transcript (Word)52.64 KB

Monday 7 December 2020

Time	Witness	Transcripts
12:00 pm	Brotherhood of St Laurence Submission 23 Ms Kira Clarke Senior Research Fellow, Youth Opportunities Team, Brotherhood of St Laurence Ms Joanne Stevenson TAFE student Ms Helen Watkins Head of Professional Studies, Sunraysia Institute of TAFE	Transcript150.35 KB Transcript (Word)56.05 KB Response to questions taken on notice185.87 KB
12:50 pm	Adult and Community Education Victoria (ACEVic), Neighbourhood Houses Victoria (NHV) and Adult Learning Australia (ALA) Submission 17 Ms Tamsin Rossiter Executive Officer, Adult and Community Education Victoria Ms Nicole Battle Chief Executive Officer, Neighbourhood Houses Victoria Ms Jenny Macaffer Chief Executive Officer, Adult Learning Australia	Transcript181.23 KB Transcript (Word)55.25 KB
1:40 pm	Victorian Local Learning and Employment Networks and Inner Northern LLEN Submission 8 Mr Peter Kellock Coordinator, Research and Projects, Inner Northern LLEN Mr David Kennedy Executive Officer, Inner Northern LLEN Mr Trent McCarthy Chair, Victorian Local Learning and Employment Networks	Transcript144.38 KB Transcript (Word)57.19 KB Response to questions taken on notice249.99 KB
2:15 pm	Australian Association of Special Education, Victorian Chapter Submission 12 Ms Felicity Bellingham President Ms Helen Hatherly Vice-President	Transcript132.50 KB Transcript (Word)50.83 KB
2:55 pm	I am Ready partnership Submission 6 Attachment 1 Ms Wendy Major Executive Officer, South Gippsland Bass Coast LLEN Ms Jenni Graham I Am Ready Coordinator, South Gippsland Bass Coast LLEN and Baw Baw Latrobe LLEN Ms Rachael Murphy I Am Ready Coordinator, Gippsland East LLEN	Transcript138.34 KB Transcript (Word)53.71 KB

Last Updated on Friday, 07 May 2021